Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
29 June 2006



29 June 2006



                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 302,266 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1628.6252 pence per share.





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